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Tuesday, September 29, 2015

Hey y'all!
Recently I came across this cute Pinterest inspired bedroom decor that showed a picture of a hand painted canvas with a map on it which got me thinking, "Why didn't I think of this? This is pretty easy to make!". So I did!
Went around to get some supplies and also asked my brother to bring back some other stuff that I needed from Singapore since they have everything there.

First, place the template on your canvas to check if its the correct size that you want. Mine was slightly too big so I traced inside the template to make it smaller.

After drafting out a new template, you can start cutting out the template using your X-Acto knife or any cutting material you prefer. Be sure to place a cutting board or cardboard underneath the template before cutting.

Note : Please be careful not to cut yourself. The X-Acto knife is really sharp.

Once its done, it should look like this!

Then, paint the canvas with blue to represent the sea or if you like it plain white, you can skip this step.
I chose a lilac colour for this so it looks more sweeter!

Don't forget to paint the sides of the canvas too!

Once that's done, set it aside to dry. It shouldn't take long for the acrylic paint to dry up.
Mine took roughly around 10 - 15 mins to dry.

Once everything is dry, use some Scotch tape to tape the template in place before painting it on.
If you are really good with painting or sketching, you can free hand this if you like.
Then start mixing the colours that you want and paint away!

After painting everything, leave it to dry again.
This should take about 10 - 20 mins to dry.

You can peel off the template once everything is dry and it should look like this!
Use a paintbrush to paint the the edges if there are any part that are not neat.

Then, I used Liquitex (which is similar to Mod Podge) to seal off the acrylic paint onto the canvas. If you dont have Liquitex or Mod Podge, you can use a spray sealant too!

*click for better view*

If you plan to get Liquitex or Mod Podge, look out for this info before purchasing it.
If you have that, then you're good to go!

You can pour this amount if your canvas is big but if its smaller, half of this amount would be enough.

Paint it on and again, don't forget the sides of the canvas!

Set it aside to dry and then you're done!

Love how it looks on my bedside table!

(Photos taken by Roy)

More DIYs coming soon!
Figuring out what to do next for the time being.

Wednesday, September 23, 2015

'PETRONAS' celebrates Malaysia Day with the launch of project #tanahairku - to inspire love for the nation as well as to educate the younger generation on the significance of being an independent nation.

The creation of two murals artistically done by local Sabahan artists revealed during the launch and each artwork showcasing the best of Malaysia, particularly Sabah's unique cultural heritage.

This is the third edition of #tanahairku covers three states - Sabah , Sarawak and Johor.

A total of 22 street artists have been commisioned to paint 10 selected walls in Kota Kinabalu, Kuching and Johor Bahru.

The artists behind the murals in KK City were by Cracko Art.

Here we have the Minister of Tourism, Culture & Environment,YB Datuk Seri Panglima Masidi Manjun launching #tanahairku by spray painting on the final words to complete the mural for the backdrop.

VIPs, bloggers and media went invited to go on a short tour to the visit the 2nd mural on our very own bus. Felt like a tourist in my own town.

"BAH"Located at Wisma Intiutama - Lorong DewanStory : Set against the background of wind and clouds to strongly denote its place of origin, BAH is a colloquial word for Sabahans to express various kinds of emotions, making it a rich language. It can also be an acronym, for what it represents today. 'B' stands for bagi-bagi or share in English where we share our lives and values with one another. 'A' is for apple! Just kidding. 'A' is for arts representing the creative scenes that are much alive in our country; while 'H' represents heritage perfectly captured by diverse cultural and natural elements.Artists : Crig Roynno Francis (Cracko), Suparno Sapar (Phey) & Lydiana Iliyas (Lybby).(Address : No.28, Lorong Dewan , P.O.Box 12156, 88823 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah.)

For more photos , click here!
Interested to know more about Cracko Art, click here!

Tuesday, September 15, 2015

A month ago,
there was an event called "The Art Factory" that was organized at CAD and boy I was excited and hyped for 2 weeks waiting for it to finally arrive!

Its an event where all talented and gifted artists come together and showcase their works and also to sell them too. It was such a beautiful sight when I first step foot into CAD and I seriously didn't know where to start. It might look like a small thing going on but man I spent quite a while just looking around there TRYING HARD not to spend all my money (Which I almost did).

Ihave been a loyal follower of this blogshop for years now and I was super excited to finally meet the owner and to grab a few fabrics of my own!

It was pretty cheap and my eyes went crazy looking at all the beautiful prints and fabrics, buttons, lace and etc.. HEAVEN!

I hope these sort of events will happen more often as we have so many undiscovered talents that needs a chance to showcase their artwork and masterpieces.
I really can't wait for the next Art Factory and hope this time there will be more participants as well.

Tuesday, September 8, 2015

I'm back with another DIY!
Well, currently there's this trend where people use Washi Tapes for everything.
I came up with an idea to DIY a few things with these tapes and I decided to start off with my power bank. I dropped it once and it has quite a few scratches here and there so I decided to cover it up with tapes.

First, decide where and how you want to tape your power bank and then tape on!
Make sure to leave some extra tape at both ends before cutting them off.
This way you will make sure you have enough to cover which ever part that needs to be covered.

Then, use an X-Acto knife to trim off the edges.
Scissors would be too big to get into the curvy edges so a stationary knife or an X-acto knife would be perfect.

Note : Please be careful not to cut yourself. The X-Acto knife is really sharp.

Once that's done, you can tape up on the sides if your power bank is rectangular or square like mine. Mine has scratches even on the corners. So keep taping and don't forget to trim off any part that is neccessary.

This is how mine turned out!

Pretty simple right!
I also used the tapes for some other things around my room.

I taped around the edges of the switch to cover up the parts that were not painted on evenly.
A mini frame for my switches.